#layout

CSS Flexbox

Before Flexbox, centering something on a web page was surprisingly hard. Vertical centering? A nightmare. Equal-height columns? Hacks on top of hacks. Flexbox changed all of that. It’s a one-dimensional layout system that makes it straightforward to distribute space, align items, and build responsive layouts. If you’ve been through the CSS Box Model tutorial, you understand how individual elements take up space. Flexbox is about how you arrange multiple elements together. Read more →

April 14, 2026

CSS Box Model

Every element on a web page is a rectangular box. Whether it’s a heading, a paragraph, or a button — the browser wraps it in a box with four layers: content, padding, border, and margin. This is the CSS Box Model, and understanding it is essential for controlling layout and spacing. If you’ve been through the CSS Introduction, you’ve already styled elements with colors and fonts. Now we’ll look at how those elements take up space on the page. Read more →

April 3, 2026